Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Weiner Faults Mayor's 'Secrecy'

By Randal C. Archibold (NYT); Compiled by Anthony Ramirez

Published: March 25, 2005

Correction Appended

Representative Anthony D. Weiner, left, a Democratic candidate for mayor, sharply criticized Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday for fostering ''a climate of secrecy'' in major development projects. ''We have to end the reign of what I call no-bid Bloomberg,'' Mr. Weiner said in a speech on government ethics before student Democrats at New York University's School of Law. He cited a lack of public scrutiny in the West Side stadium proposal and the redevelopment of the Bronx Terminal Market, saying that both projects favored allies of the mayor. A spokesman for Mr. Bloomberg, Edward Skyler, said that the administration had jump-started projects that would bring jobs and tax revenue to the city. Mr. Weiner's sharper tone follows polls this week that showed him trailing far behind one of his Democratic rivals, Fernando Ferrer. Randal C. Archibold (NYT)

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Correction: March 26, 2005, Saturday
Because of an editing error, a report in the Metro Briefing column yesterday about a speech by Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a Democratic candidate for mayor, referred incorrectly to his comment that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had fostered a climate of secrecy about major development projects. The version in the article was a paraphrase, not a direct quotation.